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ZAMBOANGA CITY — Authorities recovered at least 96 boxes of suspected smuggled cigarettes believed to have been abandoned by unidentified individuals in Sitio Malasugat, Barangay Sangali, on Sunday morning, May…
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat — Authorities intercepted more than ₱27.4 million worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during a joint anti-smuggling operation conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the…
NASIPIT, Agusan del Norte — Authorities have declared the interception of 54 container vans loaded with smuggled cigarettes and raw tobacco products at the Gothong Shipping Port in Barangay Talisay,…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Authorities intercepted alleged smuggled cigarettes concealed inside unattended baggage aboard a passenger ferry traveling from Balut Island, Davao Occidental to General Santos City, in a successful…
TITAY, Zamboanga Sibugay — Authorities confiscated more than ₱6.4 million worth of illicit cigarettes during a joint law enforcement operation conducted in the municipality of Titay, Zamboanga Sibugay on May…
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy scored a major victory against maritime smuggling after intercepting two separate illegal cigarette transport operations in the waters off Basilan and Sulu on May…
MALUNGON, Sarangani Province — Authorities from the Philippine National Police Maritime Group’s 5th Special Operations Unit (5SOU) seized smuggled cigarettes worth more than PhP196,000 after they were discovered abandoned in…
The battle against smuggling in the troubled waters of Western Mindanao is no longer fought quietly in the shadows. It is now being recognized as a crucial front in protecting…
Authorities intercepted nearly ₱900,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes during a coordinated anti-smuggling operation conducted along the national highway in Barangay Dalipuga, Iligan City, on May 19, 2026. Operatives from…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Four individuals were arrested while firearms, explosives, illegal drugs, and suspected smuggled cigarettes were confiscated during a joint law enforcement operation conducted by the General Santos…